Millions of Americans go through their daily lives without hearing well, particularly as they grow older. But there are ways to keep your hearing sharp, a top expert says.
“Hearing loss is a bigger problem than people want to admit. Hearing loss impacts not only you, but also the other person you need to communicate with as well,” Dr. Sreekant Cherukuri tells Newsmax Health.
About 48 million people – 20 percent of the U.S. population – report some degree of hearing loss. For people who reach the age of 65, this number rises to one in three, the Hearing Loss Association of America (ALAA) says.
Hearing loss is defined as not being able to hear as well as normal. It ranges from mild (being able to hear others in one-on-one conversations but not well in a crowd) to profound (unable to discern loud conversation without a hearing aid.)
“Hearing loss can come with aging, but too often it’s assumed that most people with it are over the age of 65. This is a myth,” says Cherukuri, an ear, nose, and throat doctor and founder of MDHearingAid, a direct-to-consumer provider of hearing aids.
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They Left out a big one. Don’t work around kids. They can’t hold a normal conversation they yell everything when talking to each other. LOL After 25 years of working with kids, and I love them to death, there are days I wish I was deaf. Ha ha
ReplyDeleteHuh?
ReplyDeleteAnd yet, hearing aids are not covered by most insurance plans. Go figure. Millions of Americans continue to SUFFER from hearing loss and cannot afford the overpriced hearing aids at $2000-$4000 apiece. And yet the hearing aid sellers are buying them from overseas at less than $200.00. Apparently, Americans don't need to hear well, and it is not a handicap unless you are profoundly deaf, and it's too late for a hearing aid.
ReplyDelete1006 - hahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteShhot, I did in my hearing back in the 70's smoking all that weed, and going to about 50 rock shows. Let's face it, Sitting on the front row of concerts at the Capitol Centre and Spectrum, for Aerosmith, Slade, ELP, Jefferson Starship, Bowie, many more...wasn't such a good idea. I always thought that ringing would go away. No such luck.
ReplyDeleteHeadphone and smoking are also major factors to loss of hearing.
ReplyDeleteTry The ladies room (ladies only) in BJs in Delaware. You must and I mean must cover your ears when someone turns one of those hand dryers on. They are so loud you could go deaf.
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